TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) said that the flood handling in Jakarta is focused in connecting all of the city`s channels. The concept is to divide the water into all channel. The channels must also free from trash.
“The key is connecting the channels and clean it from trash,” he said, Friday (2/26).
Several water channels have been cleaned by PPSU personnel, while Dept. of Water Management finishes channel on roadside. “We keep digging, as well as the road crossing,” he added.
Ahok requested Dept. of Water Management to prepare all water pumps. Pumps are needed to recede floodwater.
“Pump is also important part in flood handling,” he stated.
As the long-term plan, Jakarta Provincial Government is about to build dike in northern beach. Tidal wave also often to hit northern Jakarta.
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